Reject USDA’s Bad Idea, Deer Haven Mini Zoo in Keymar, Maryland, Molly, Jermaine Dwayne Doucet Jr., Dr. Drip, Iditarod, Bandung Zoo Update & a small country (Monaco) with a big animal cruelty problem

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It’s the USDA’s job under the law to conduct routine, unannounced inspections of the animals and conditions at certain federally licensed animal facilities. But now the agency is suggesting someone else could do the job, opening up the door to non-governmental, self-interested trade groups to take over this critical function.

Under this bad proposal, the USDA could allow for-profit businesses that often exploit and exhibit animals, including puppy mills, research labs and zoos, to essentially police and “inspect” themselves. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not.

This would be a disaster for the animals living in these facilities. These third-party companies have no authority or accountability, meaning more of America’s most vulnerable animals will be left to suffer in silence at the hands of the federal agency meant to protect them. We must stop this from happening.
The USDA is hosting a public comment period on this issue right now, and your voice is needed to make sure this proposal is rejected. Please visit ASPCA.org right now to submit a comment to the USDA telling the agency to do its job and protect the animals under its authority.
 

This is just the latest in a string of instances of the USDA putting corporate interests ahead of animal welfare. Enough is enough. We only have until March 21 to make our voices heard, so please speak up today.

A small country with a big animal cruelty problem. Animal cruelty even in paradise. Sign to ask Monaco to stop using animals in circuses. The city-state of Monaco is known for having one of the highest standards of living in the world. But some of its residents might not agree. Monaco is home to the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo where clowns perform tricks, spectators ooh and ahh and wild animals are forced to perform tricks against their will.

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, president of the festival, defends using animals in circuses by saying it is part of their culture. no culture should get a pass if cruelty is involved. 

This is especially true now that more countries are banning the practice. In fact, Scotland and Italy just banned the practice last year, and Wales and England are also considering similar policies. 

Animals are not entertainment. They have their own will and desires and deserve to live a life free from cruelty — preferably in the wild where they belong. Circuses, magic shows and aquarium spectacles that use live animals are reducing living, breathing beings to objects that can be forced to do as we want, when we want. It's not only cruel, it's wrong. 

It's time Monaco join Scotland, Italy, El Salvador, Sweden and a whole host of other national and local governments in ending the animal entertainment industry. Please sign the petition and ask Monaco to end the use of animals in circuses.
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Dogs Killed for the Iditarod
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Some had Frozen or Filthy Water—Others Had None at All
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Molly’s new herd is helping so much. We’re doing everything we can to save Molly. Luckily, we have some help. The other orphans have taken Molly under their wing and are comforting and guiding her.
Molly is a sweet young calf from Zimbabwe whose mother was shot right in front of her. The trauma of that could have killed her – but her gentle spirit survived. Yet that was just the beginning of her problems.

Dehydration, life-threatening intestinal problems, and kidney failure all plagued this grieving orphan when we found her... we had to act fast!

Molly was flown to Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery (aka ZEN) where our staff immediately went to work saving her life.

Those early days were heartbreaking – as she paced in small circles – trying to cope with the trauma she had just suffered through.


You can help provide the IV fluids she needs, the special formula she is fed, and the care that her Keepers provide for her around-the-clock – even sleeping next to her to provide the companionship she needs. 

Elephants suffer so much cruelty. We believe that every elephant matters – and every elephant deserves to live naturally and in peace.

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Demand Justice for Racing Horse Left to Be Consumed Alive by Maggots. After running 62 races and earning his "owners" a quarter million dollars, racehorse Dr. Drip was finally "retired" in Opelousas, Louisiana. He deserved a herd of friends and a lush pasture to enjoy his true glory days. Instead, at only 13 years of age, Dr. Drip was covered in bloody raw saddle sores and abscesses, and coughing blood. He was being consumed from the inside out by maggots. His neglect was so severe that he had to be euthanized to end his torment of being eaten alive. Jermaine Dwayne Doucet Jr. was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge and his bond was set at $5,000, yet nothing has happened since the arrest. We must demand justice for Dr. Drip! TAKE ACTION
 
 

You Spoke Up, and Rent the Runway Banned Fur—Ask Retailer Pendleton to Follow Suit

After over 155,000 people spoke up, Rent the Runway made the compassionate choice to ditch fur—joining Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Michael Kors, and hundreds of other companies. However, retailer Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc., continues to sell items made from rabbit, fox, and coyote fur, despite knowing that animals are beaten, electrocuted, shot, and sometimes even skinned alive in the fur trade.
 
CONTACT PENDLETON TODAY
 
 

Dog Found With an Apparently Bloody and Sore Paw Before the Iditarod Even Began

Get the latest updates on this year's deadly dog race. Then, urge Chrysler, Jack Daniel's, and others to end their sponsorship of the Iditarod immediately.
 
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PETA's Poorva Joshipura Burned in Effigy for Speaking Up for Bulls

She was threatened with rape for opposing the archaic spectacle jallikattu—in which bulls are chased by mobs of men—in India. In our fourth episode of the PETA podcast, hear how Poorva Joshipura stops cruelty around the world.
 
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Trainers Jabbed Tigers With Prods and Forced Distressed Bears to Do Handstands

One Shrine circus handler even admitted that trainers spray a mixture of cayenne pepper and water into the animals' nostrils and eyes as punishment. Tell the Tangier and Sesostris shrines to leave animals out of events.
 
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Exposé Finds Cows Shocked, Hung to Bleed Out at McDonald's Supplier

When the cows won't budge in the kill line, employees shock them excessively with electric prods. In this disturbing video footage captured in Germany, the cows—still very much alive and conscious—can be seen chained upside down and flailing about after their throats were slit. Animals suffer in slaughterhouses in every country. Speak up for cows and other animals by asking McDonald's to add vegan options to its U.S. menus today.
 
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Three Years Ago, Ringling Announced That It Would End Elephant Acts

Since then, PETA hasn't slowed down. We've pushed for similar progress in other circuses and advocated for bans in states and countries—and we're winning. See how you can take action and help win even more victories for animals being exploited for circuses.
 
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Bandung is back in the news - their orangutan Ozon was thrown a cigarette by a visitor and proceeded to smoke it! This zoo continues to have huge problems. Lots of breeding, sick, and starving animals. Please... view full update